U.S. Air Force — 2017 Investments
64 investments dated 2017 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all
Boronite is an advanced materials company producing boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) in continuous yarn and seamless tape formats, and is developing SuperWire, an electrical conductor based on carbon nanotubes.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechNew Materials
Assurance Technology Corporation (ATC) designs, develops, delivers, and supports RF, optical, processing, and power systems for space, avionics, shipboard, and terrestrial operations.
Defense TechHardwareSpace Tech
AvL Technologies designs and manufactures satellite communications antennas, positioners, reflectors, feeds and control systems.
Defense TechHardwareSpace Tech
Comsat Architects provides space communications design and analysis, custom full-stack software for data management and visualization, and space-based space situational awareness using small satellites and AI/ML for spacecraft data delivery.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSpace TechRocky River, US
Bluecom Systems develops cognitive radio and communications technology, including its Radiobot 1.0 cognitive engine, reconfigurable antenna arrays, and smart membrane materials, using AI/ML/DL, FPGA, and reconfigurable RF systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSpace TechAlbuquerque, US
Canyon uses systems engineering, modeling, and experimentation to analyze U.S.
Deep TechDefense TechSpace Tech
Carver Scientific develops lightweight, low-power electronic heaters with a smart controller for use in extreme cold weather, offering man-wearable heaters that provide spot-warming to the body and heaters that keep End User Devices (electronics) operational in the cold.
Defense TechHardware
Convergent Manufacturing Technologies US develops and resells hardware and software that use model-based simulation to design, optimize, and troubleshoot advanced composite manufacturing processes.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew Materials
Daico designs and manufactures custom RF/microwave control components, amplifiers, multi-function assemblies, transmitters, and passive components operating from DC to 18 GHz.
Defense TechHardwareSemiconductors
Dynaflow, Inc. provides research and development services and products in fluid dynamics and material sciences, specializing in bubble dynamics, cavitation, fluid-structure interactions, and erosion testing.
Deep TechHardwareNew MaterialsAnnapolis Junction, US
DynamiteLab (formerly PacketTotal, launched 2017) was a public PCAP analysis platform used by network and cybersecurity practitioners.
Cybersecurity
Flow Integration and Control Systems (FICS) is a custom technology solutions provider offering design, modeling, fabrication, and validation testing services.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardware
Firefly Photonics develops mid- and long-wave infrared LEDs and lasers and integrates them into sensors, projectors, and medical devices.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Fortem Technologies builds airspace security systems, including its AI-powered SkyDome Family of Systems with TrueView radar sensors, command-and-control software, and autonomous DroneHunter interceptors to detect and defeat hostile or unauthorized drones.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRoboticsPleasant Grove, US
Timothy Bean(Executive Officer, Director)Adam Robertson(Executive Officer, Director)Ibrahim Ajami(Director)
Devorto is commercializing the Tethered Uni-Rotor Network (TURN), a solar-powered aerial platform designed to stay aloft without landing.
Deep TechEnergyHardware
Hepburn and Sons LLC provides advisory, naval architecture and engineering, ship integration, and technology development services to the U.S. maritime industry and the Department of Defense.
Deep TechDefense TechHardware
Integrated Test Solutions is an engineering firm that develops avionics test programs and electronics test systems.
Deep TechDefense TechHardwareEast Longmeadow, US
Franklin Meunier(President/Senior Electrical Engineer)
KCF Technologies provides SMARTdiagnostics, a predictive maintenance and condition-based monitoring platform that combines wireless vibration sensors, real-time data, and AI-driven fault detection (DeskAI) to identify equipment issues before failure.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningIoT
Pittsburgh, US
Stanko Brankovic(Director)Matthew Bootman(Director)Brett L. Luebke(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Hunaid B. Nulwala(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Luebke R. David(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Magzor develops MIA™, a web-based design automation software that lets engineers, developers, and entrepreneurs build robotics, IoT, and mechatronic devices by selecting components, then auto-configures the electronics and software and generates production-ready PCBs and software architectures.
HardwareIoTRobotics
MSCI Dynamics, Inc. provides systems engineering, digital engineering, modeling and simulation, and big data analytics services, and acts as prime contractor integrating autonomous and counter-autonomous systems such as C-UAS, UGVs, and UUVs.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense Tech
Cloverdale, US
Andrew LaTour(Executive Officer)Christopher Eonta(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Gough(Executive Officer)Francis Harvey(Director)Randhir Thakur(Director)Iain Cooper(Executive Officer)
Octex is a custom injection molding contract manufacturer that produces technically complex plastic parts and assemblies for the medical industry and other high-end markets.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareMedical Devices
Optimax is a manufacturer of precision optics, producing components such as aspheres, coatings, cylinders, freeforms, prisms, spheres, and domes for critical projects using CNC machining and other fabrication technologies.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareSpace Tech
Osazda Energy develops materials technology, including its MetZilla Paste and Plate products, designed to prevent cell cracking and micro-crack degradation in thin solar cells.
CleantechEnergyNew Materials
Monmouth Jct., US
Stephen W. McHugh(Director)Martin H. Ettenberg(Executive Officer, Director)
Quantum Design builds automated materials characterization systems with a range of measurement capabilities for researchers in physics, chemistry, biotechnology, materials science, and nanotechnology.
Deep TechHardwareNew MaterialsSan Diego, US
Rayn Innovations works with Ultrawide Bandwidth (UWB) signal technology, which uses large transmission bandwidths to provide accurate ranging, resistance to fading, and coexistence with narrowband systems.
Deep TechHardware
Palladyne AI develops embodied artificial intelligence and autonomous systems for aerospace, defense, and industrial applications, with a focus on real-world operations in complex and contested environments.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRoboticsUnited States, US
BENJAMIN G. WOLFF(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)RALPH TAYLOR-SMITH(Director)PRESTON WOO(Executive Officer)RAY QUINTANA(Director)JULIE WOLFF(Executive Officer, Director)ASHOK BELANI(Director)
SciMeasure develops high-performance scientific CCD and CMOS cameras for research applications in astronomy and life sciences, including super-resolution microscopy, single-molecule tracking, and high-speed voltage and calcium imaging.
BiotechDeep TechHardware
Secmation develops AI-enabled RF and cyber/electronic-warfare analysis tools, a U.S.-developed trusted execution environment for embedded security, and digital-engineering pipelines with automated compliance artifacts.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDefense Tech
Manufactures printed, plastic-laminated electrochemical gas sensor elements and signal-conditioned modules in a 20×20×3 mm, ultra-low-power footprint for detecting gases such as CO, O₃, NO₂, and H₂S.
HardwareIoTSemiconductors
SynaptiCAD builds EDA software for electronic design engineers, including Verilog/VHDL simulation and debugging tools (VeriLogger, BugHunter Pro) and timing diagram editors (Timing Diagrammer Pro, WaveFormer Pro, DataSheet Pro, TestBencher Pro).
Developer ToolsHardwareSemiconductors
Trideum Corporation provides engineering, program management, systems engineering, software development, and data science services, primarily to U.S. government and defense customers such as the U.S.
Data & InfrastructureDefense TechGovTech
Trillium develops gimbal systems and the SkyLink software for Group 1, 2, and 3 unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), supporting Visible, NIR, SWIR, MWIR, and LWIR imaging options.
Defense TechHardwareRobotics
Newark, US
Joseph Anthony Heanue(Executive Officer, Director)Philip Henry Devlin(Executive Officer)Edward Gerald Solomon(Director)Brian Patrick Wilfley(a Director prior to November 23, 2015)Muslim Tyebjee(Executive Officer)Lester John Lloyd(a Director prior to November 23, 2015)
Greenbelt, US
Gilmer Blankenship(Director, Promoter)William Armistead(Director)Carole Teolis(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Benjamin Funk(Executive Officer, Promoter)Carol Politi(Executive Officer, Director)Jean-Luc Abaziou(Director)
Vanilla is an ultra-long-endurance Group 3 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) offering over 8 days of endurance and up to 150lbs of payload for ISR, communications relay, SIGINT, electronic warfare, and other sensor missions.
Defense TechHardware
W5 Technologies builds a fully functional MUOS (Mobile User Objective System) simulator and MUOS-compatible hardware for testing, troubleshooting, and field deployment.
Defense TechHardware
WesTest provides test and diagnostic solutions for complex electronics used in extreme environments, along with design, development, and test engineering services.
Deep TechDefense TechHardware
ZKxKZ develops transportation, defense, and advanced manufacturing technologies from concept through commercialization, using a team spanning materials science, mechanical engineering, and systems integration to serve government and industry.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechDefense Tech
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